The Primordial Law

Chapter 637 Ambush
With no other choice, Chu Yutian had to abandon the punch that was sure to severely injure Li Weiyi and moved aside to dodge.

"boom!"

"Wow!"

Both men's punches and finger strikes missed their mark.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Weiyi immediately rushed out to create distance between herself and Chu Yutian.

At the same time, strands of four-colored spiritual light flowed out from between his eyebrows, condensing into a psychic armor that covered his entire body, from his neck, chest, legs, all the way to his feet.

Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, turned around, and unleashed a powerful palm strike.

Chu Yutian stood several dozen feet in the air, unleashing a fist technique, the Corpse Emperor Fist, from above, carrying corpse poison and the aura of a powerful martial arts emperor.

The air within a radius of several miles vibrated violently, and the shock spread to even more distant places.

He mastered this Imperial Fist Technique within the body of an ancient emperor's corpse.

"Boom!"

The enormous palm print, the size of a palace, shattered, and Chu Yutian's body crashed down like a streak of light.

The fists and palms collided solidly.

The force of the tremor caused all the rubble on the surrounding ground to fly up and bounce, creating a spectacular sight.

Li Weiyi retreated seven steps, each step covering ten zhang (approximately 33 meters).

With each step taken, the ground collapses, and the surrounding area explodes as the force is released into the ground.

Seven steps later, Li Weiyi completely neutralized the power of Chu Yutian's punch. With her right hand, she thrust her sword skyward, aiming straight for Chu Yutian's face; the sword energy, like lone smoke rising from a desolate plain, soared into the heavens.

Chu Yutian retreated with lightning speed, easily dodging Li Weiyi's sword strike.

Li Weiyi stared intently at the frail-looking man opposite her, her left arm trembling so badly that her fingers could not clench, and she almost lost consciousness.

Chu Yutian's eyes were complicated: "You and Tang Wanzhou truly deserve to be called the most outstanding twin stars in the Lingxiao Realm in the past thousand years. A small remnant realm has actually ushered in a glorious era. With your performance today, you probably won't need several years of accumulation to reach the peak of the third realm and be able to fight me to a draw."

Li Weiyi circulated liquid magic within his body, his arm swung like a whip, and with a snap, forced out most of the corpse poison that had invaded his arm, restoring his strength.

"boom!"

"boom!"

……

A golden giant skeleton appeared in sight, carrying a battle axe on its shoulder, its running shaking the earth.

Chu Yutian rushed over alone to save Jingzhen, leaving the other experts from the Taiyin Sect and the Netherworld behind.

Seeing Li Weiyi activating the governor's robe, Chu Yutian preemptively struck, unleashing the Corpse Emperor Fist once more.

The moves are even more domineering, with longevity scriptures running in parallel, and the Corpse Emperor's light and shadow are also revealed.

After using the Bright Spring to refine and kill Jingzhen, Nangong finally arrived and flew upwards from behind Li Weiyi, sweeping out a sea of ​​scriptures with his jade bamboo.

Below, Li Weiyi gripped his sword with both hands, and the light and shadow of the sea appeared, transforming the land into water. Many strange phenomena appeared, and he cleaved the ocean with a single sword strike.

"Boom!"

Even with Chu Yutian's abilities, he was forced to retreat.

"You've been infected with the Corpse King's poison. You can no longer circulate your magical energy. Leave quickly. He's stalling for time; countless experts, including Marquises of the Dead, are on their way," Nangong's voice rang out.

The two then fled as planned.

We can't give Chu Yutian too much time to think. We need to use anger as a rope to lead him to the ambush area that has been prepared in advance.

Killing the Four-Eared Ghost Monkey Marquis and Jingzhen was like igniting two more flames in his heart.

Chu Yutian held up an exquisite black iron pagoda, drawing upon tens of thousands of magical artifacts and scriptures within to completely neutralize the attacks from Li Weiyi and Nangong.

Then, they gave chase.

……

Zhao Tang and Yan Zhiruo are not only martial arts cultivators at the peak of the third realm, but also Holy Spirit Mind Masters, with Zhao Tang's mind power cultivation reaching the third realm.

Zhao Tang stood atop a hill, gazing into the distance.

In the distance, the mountains shimmered with light and shadow. Three figures, no bigger than dust motes, moved and soared through the ages.

He was usually a leisurely and indifferent person, but at this moment his blood boiled and his eyes gleamed: "You know, as long as we can make Chu Yutian suffer an unprecedented defeat, our Shaoyang Division will help Dongxu Camp regain its face ahead of time, and everyone can return to their family in glory. Those old guys in the family will be proud of us."

"Domestically, killing countless humans doesn't make one a hero. Externally, killing the Taiyin Cult and the departed is something to be proud of."

"If we can kill Chu Yutian, then all the young generation of martial artists of the human race will remember our names. Just like all the martial artists in history who killed the true disciples of the Taiyin Sect. In the last three hundred years, five cycles of sixty years, every true disciple of the ancient sect and disciple of the emperor has wanted to accomplish this feat, but none of them have succeeded."

"Now, we have the greatest opportunity in three hundred years."

At the top of the hill, two array gateposts are placed about ten feet apart.

Yan Zhiruo tied nine strings to the two doorposts, and placed nine bone arrows resembling spears on the ground.

She examined the nine strings and the array patterns on the ground repeatedly, then smiled and said, "Is this why you decided to participate in this dangerous hunt?"

“Yes, but not entirely. Don’t you want revenge? Don’t you think that with geniuses like Sheng Si and Li Weiyi in the Shaoyang Division, people would unconsciously want to fight alongside them? This sense of belonging and identity even surpasses that of the Sentinel Spirit Army itself,” Zhao Tang said.

Yan Zhiruo pondered for a moment, then sighed, "If only we could wait a few more days. When the silkworms mature, we'll both have a much better chance of breaking through to the fourth realm. At that time, our chances will be much higher. If we can kill Chu Yutian, even if it costs us more than twenty years of lifespan, it'll be worth the risk."

"The few days you mentioned are two months in the Chuncan Underworld. How can we wait that long?"

Zhao Tang added, "The information that Changyu Sword and Liuye have gathered indicates that the Demon Kingdom is on the border and is already attempting to cross it. A perfect situation where everything is prepared is something that can never be forced."

Yan Zhiruo's eyes narrowed as she looked into the distance: "They're here. Why did Chu Yutian stop?"

...After chasing for a thousand miles, Chu Yutian suddenly stopped and observed the undulating mountains in front of him, their light and shadow contrasting.

An invisible sense of crisis arose spontaneously.

Li Weiyi and Nangong noticed that Chu Yutian had stopped and looked ahead. They were still more than ten miles away from the area where Zhao Tang and the others had set up their array.

"Chu Yutian is indeed no ordinary person. His senses are sharp, and he must have already become alert."

Li Weiyi stopped at the edge of the formation, turned around, and looked at the figure on the opposite mountain: "Brother Chu, why aren't you chasing anymore?"

Nangong also stopped, but his figure shifted to Chu Yutian's right.

Chu Yutian held the Xuanzhao Pagoda in his hands, the cold wind ruffling his hair, his eyes solemn: "You took a pill that could neutralize the corpse poison beforehand?"

Li Weiyi didn't answer, but summoned the Purple Heaven Thunder Seal and the Golden Heaven Thunder Seal, which spun and flew above his head: "There's no point in delaying any longer, is there?"

"That's right! You've been meticulously planning this for months, how could you possibly give me a chance?"

Chu Yutian tried his best to remain calm, nodded slightly, and shouted, "Mo Duanfeng, aren't you going to show yourself?"

"boom!"

Mo Duanfeng, wielding the Blood Pool Silver Sea, burst forth from the mountain behind Chu Yutian: "It seems I still couldn't completely conceal the murderous aura of this place, and you sensed it beforehand. How did you manage that?"

Chu Yutian said, "You've already gone to great lengths to lure me here. But if you want to kill me, aren't you underestimating me?"

A metal knife case flew out from his ancestral field.

The Qian Gang Blade, a ninth-grade weapon of the thousand-character level, flew out of its box and landed in his hand.

Instead of breaking through from the deliberately left side, Chu Yutian turned around and slashed at Mo Duanfeng with his sword.

He couldn't predict whether any other direction held hidden dangers; only the path he had come from was safe. Even if the one blocking his way was the most powerful Mo Duanfeng.

Chu Yutian was certain that Mo Duanfeng would experience a mental fluctuation when the Qian Gang Blade was thrown out.

This is his only chance to break out quickly!

Mo Duanfeng's physique was as solid as a mountain, and his eyes were like torches. He never looked at the Qian Gang Dao, but kept his eyes fixed on Chu Yutian.

The silver knife in his hand shone brightly, reflecting the sky in silver light.

"Seven Severing Winds".

The Dharma energy in the ancestral field exploded as if it had been released.

Mo Duanfeng's momentum instantly reached its peak. He slashed out with his sword, breaking Chu Yutian's sword energy and blocking his path.

Even the earth was lifted up, and dust, sand, and sword energy all rushed towards Chu Yutian.

Chu Yutian's sword energy was shattered, and his attempt to break through was forced back.

Mo Duanfeng strode forward, moving with lightning speed, his battle prowess rising steadily, his sharp edge stirring up a hundred-mile-long gale: "Do you think I would make the same mistake again? Chu Yutian, you don't understand the sword at all. If you use the sword, you will surely die."

"boom!"

"Boom!"

……

The two exchanged blows across the distance, their movements wide and sweeping, slashing and hacking.

Mo Duanfeng forced Chu Yutian to retreat continuously towards the formation area.

"Before setting off, the inner minister said that I lacked the tempering of life and death and still had a fatal weakness. If I could kill you in the ancient kingdom of the Ruins of Time and break through to the realm of Great Longevity, he would grant me the title of the top scholar in the new army. At that time, I was not convinced and did not think that I had any weaknesses."

"It was you, this good teacher, who made me see my weaknesses."

"The blade must be powerful and domineering, with no turning back, but... it cannot be hasty. The strike must be steady, and the opportunity must be seized before revealing its fierce side."

Chu Yutian said, "Your knife doesn't feel right to me, does it? I feel like it lacks power."

"So what? Can you sway my resolve? We only have a quarter of an hour at most. If we attack together, we'll tear each other to pieces." Mo Duanfeng's voice was like thunder, the sound of his blood and magical energy flowing through the mountains echoing through the landscape.

Nangong took out a formation diagram, pressed his palm to the ground, and released all the spiritual light from his brow.

The array diagram shattered instantly, transforming into a carpet of light that covered the mountain where Chu Yutian was located. Within the carpet of light, array runes rose and fell, preventing Chu Yutian from escaping from underground.

On the hilltop a dozen miles away, Yan Zhiruo placed a ten-foot-long bone arrow on the topmost string of her zither.

Using the power of the formation, she treated the zither strings as bowstrings and pulled them to their limit.

Blood-red lines appeared on the bone arrow, like blood vessels.

The two array pillars emitted a dazzling light.

"Oh!"

As the ball of light exploded on the mountaintop, the bone arrow shot through the air at a speed many times faster than the speed of sound.

In the blink of an eye, the bone arrow pierced through Chu Yutian's protective magical energy, passed under his armpit, tore his magical robes, and left a trail of blood.

It wasn't that he didn't shoot accurately.

Instead, Chu Yutian used all his strength, employing the fastest movement technique below the Great Longevity Realm, to avoid the vital point in his heart.

Chu Yutian glanced at the distant mountaintop, and even he was horrified.

On the two array gateposts, the first string of the zither was almost melted.

Yan Zhiruo's hands were covered in blood and trembling uncontrollably. She stepped aside to heal her wounds.

Zhao Tang picked up the second bone arrow, took her place, and using the second string of the zither as a bowstring, retreated step by step, drawing it back. The light on the mountaintop brightened once more.

(End of this chapter)